Is Moderating Blog Comments Censorship?

Dump in Trash = Censorship?

Is it censorship when you trash an abusive comment on your blog? Do YOU moderate comments, and if so, what rules do you apply? . . . → Read More: Is Moderating Blog Comments Censorship?

Time to Legalize Internet Hate Speech

It’s time to challenge the basic assumptions of people like Kapil Sibal.We CHOOSE to visit a website. And the government isn’t our mother. . . . → Read More: Time to Legalize Internet Hate Speech

Ode to Kapil Sibal

A poem for Kapil Sibal. He must realize that in a country boasting of free speech, there are always people who will inevitably be offended. . . . → Read More: Ode to Kapil Sibal

Attack on Sharad Pawar – Why no Outright Condemnation?

No "Buts". This guy is a thug

No one is willing to directly condemn the attack on Sharad Pawar. Responses end with a “But…” Why this ambivalence towards violence? . . . → Read More: Attack on Sharad Pawar – Why no Outright Condemnation?

Hilarious Internet Comments #1

Random amusing comments found while trolling the Internet wastelands. No. 1 . . . → Read More: Hilarious Internet Comments #1

Why are Patriotic Indians Obsessed with the Past?

Beware the Evil Muslim Hordes!

Raise a hand if you’ve heard statements like this on blogs, articles and various comment forums:

India was the greatest power in the world for thousands of years Muslim invaders came and destroyed Indian culture Indian knowledge was far ahead of its time and was the envy of the world India had the greatest . . . → Read More: Why are Patriotic Indians Obsessed with the Past?

Would you Die for your Country?

Just Following Orders?

I’m incapable of dying for an abstract boundary and I can’t blindly obey anyone if my life is at risk. I would make a horrible soldier. . . . → Read More: Would you Die for your Country?

How would you react to a “Violence Free” World?

Fanatics like this kind of world

Would you object to a world where violence is swiftly punished? Believe it or not, there are millions of “normal” people would would hate it . . . → Read More: How would you react to a “Violence Free” World?

How do you “Force” someone to convert to a religion?

Bribing to Convert - Illegal?

Bribing someone to change their religion cannot be illegal. Laws against so called “forced conversions violate people’s liberty to choose. . . . → Read More: How do you “Force” someone to convert to a religion?

Why the Lokpal needn’t fix the “root cause” of corruption

The purpose of the Lokpal is to punish corruption - not prevent it

The lokpal bill doesn’t need to address the “root causes” of corruption. It focuses on effective punishment of the guilty. Prevention of corruption is a different story altogether. . . . → Read More: Why the Lokpal needn’t fix the “root cause” of corruption